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Now in a fully updated seventh edition, Plumb’s Veterinary Drug Handbook remains the most complete source of drug information relevant for animals available. Providing referenced dosing recommendations in each monograph, this book offers doses for a wide range of species, including dogs, cats, exotic animals, and farm animals, in a single resource. The book also includes detail on key aspects for appropriate use of each drug, including pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, contraindications, adverse effects, safety during pregnancy or nursing, overdoses, drug interactions, monitoring, chemistry and stability, storage, compatibility, and available products.

The seventh edition adds 22 new drug monographs, as well as updated dosages and information for existing drugs. A noteworthy feature is the Prescriber Highlights section found at the beginning of each monograph that allows readers a quick method of finding important information for that drug.

This is the convenient 5 x 8-inch pocket size; Plumb’s Veterinary Drug Handbook is also available in an 8 ½ x 11-inch desk size for enhanced readability and ease of use and as a mobile version. Plumb’s exhaustive one-volume coverage of drugs approved for veterinary species and non-approved (human) drugs that are used in veterinary practices today make this book an essential reference for veterinarians, veterinary technicians, veterinary pharmacologists, pharmacists with veterinary patients, animal research or zoological facilities, and libraries that serve these groups.

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Review

“… this exhaustive medication encyclopaedia is a must have for every practitioner.” (Vets Nurses Today, 2012)

“More Than Just a Formulary. A welcome addition to the bookshelf of any veterinarian…this text is easy to use and packed with information… whichever format suits you best, this publication represents value for money.” – Veterinary Record December 17, 2011

“…perhaps the most extensive and comprehensive source of drug information pertaining to veterinary medicine currently available. …should be viewed as a resource and valuable asset to any veterinarian’s library.” (JAVMA, March 15, 2012)

“For this reason, I feel this book is a solid 5 in terms of rankings and has kept up the standard of the past six editions. Veterinarians will find this book every bit as useful, if not a replacement for current pharmacological texts. Students and educators of veterinary science and technology will no doubt refer to this book throughout the educational process. The practicing veterinary technician who purchases this book can expect to start out with a nice looking book; but by the end of the first year of ownership will possess a well-handled, dog-eared, ragged copy - a testament to continued and frequent usage. No doubt everyone who uses this book will be happily anticipating many future editions.” (Veterinary Information Network, 2011)

“This is a welcome update of the authoritative veterinary reference for drug and dosage information. It continues to be the reference veterinary professionals will reach for first.” (Doody’s, 23 March 2012)

"The print is easier to read and very comfortable to the eyes . . . Anyone familiar with the previous editions will understand, and students seeking a reliable source of information need look no further than this newest printing. Once again, Plumb's comes highly recommended. Many thanks to Wiley-Blackwell for providing me with this review copy." (Examiner.com, 2011)

Reviews of the Previous Edition

"A 'must' for any college-level veterinary reference holding or for any practicing vet or student vet: it packs in the latest details on veterinary drugs, including detail on monitoring, chemistry, storage, and dosages, and it offers sidebars of color-coded prescribing highlights. The result is an invaluable handbook that will prove a key, foundation acquisition for any serious veterinary reference library." (Midwest Book Review, October 2008)

"The 6th edition has several enhancements: a new design and layout, the addition of 75 new drug monographs, updates to older monographs, with a listing for rapid-scanning for potential drug interactions and overdose information for 50 drugs ... and new sections. This edition, as in earlier editions, is essential for veterinarians and for institutions with veterinary medicine programs." (ARBAOnline, March 2009)

"As a veterinary technician, I have enjoyed perusing this book and find it is not only a great reference for the job but also for home use, deciphering medication for any one of seven dogs or five cats currently residing in my home. For this reason, I am betwixt and between as to whether this book should remain in the pets’ medicine cabinet or go to work to reside on my office book shelf. Perhaps I need another copy and that is perhaps the best endorsement of all." (VIN, February 2010)

"This is an essential reference for veterinarians, veterinary technicians, pharmacists, other health professionals, and libraries. ... An invaluable handbook that will be an essential acquisition for any serious veterinary reference library as well as an easy to use reference for daily practice. This edition provides important updates and new features which make it a valuable book compared to the previous editions. It remains the pharmacology resource every veterinarian needs to keep in easy reach." (Doody's, May 2009)

From the Back Cover

Now in a fully updated seventh edition, Plumb’s Veterinary Drug Handbook remains the most complete source of drug information relevant for animals available. Providing referenced dosing recommendations in each monograph, this book offers doses for a wide range of species, including dogs, cats, exotic animals, and farm animals, in a single resource. The book also includes detail on key aspects for appropriate use of each drug, including pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, contraindications, adverse effects, safety during pregnancy or nursing, overdoses, drug interactions, monitoring, chemistry and stability, storage, compatibility, and available products.

The seventh edition adds 22 new drug monographs, as well as updated dosages and information for existing drugs. A noteworthy feature is the Prescriber Highlights section found at the beginning of each monograph that allows readers a quick method of finding important information for that drug.

This is the convenient 5 x 8-inch pocket size; Plumb’s Veterinary Drug Handbook is also available in an 8 ½ x 11-inch desk size for enhanced readability and ease of use and as a mobile version. Plumb’s exhaustive one-volume coverage of drugs approved for veterinary species and non-approved (human) drugs that are used in veterinary practices today make this book an essential reference for veterinarians, veterinary technicians, veterinary pharmacologists, pharmacists with veterinary patients, animal research or zoological facilities, and libraries that serve these groups.

As a practicing veterinarian, I use Plumb's every day. You know, "My dog has Lyme nephritis, blah blah blah, what dose of doxycycline do you recommend?" or "My tortoise just ate lizard poo, how much Panacur can he have? Blah blah blah." You know the drill.

I wanted access to Plumb's without having to through the online services. Up until now, I had to subscribe to expensive Veterinary Internet Network to get access to an electronic version of Plumb's, and after a while I got tired of the pious "Kumbaya and pass the checkbook" monthly payment. And they weren't very iPad friendly, either. So one day you're lugging your Macbook into an exam room and "Sir Bites-A-Lot," a West Herefordshire Gnashing Retriever sees your hands occupied holding a computer and takes the initiative and tries to rip your throat out. Suddenly you're faced with a spur-of-the-moment choice: do I drop my expensive Macbook and shield my crotch and throat from Sir Bites-A-Lot, or do I hug my Macbook to my chest and scream "Not the face, not the face!" Decisions, decisions.

Fortunately, Dr. Plumb's favorite resource is now available for the Kindle. So I DL'd it to my Kindle app on my iPad and VOILA! I can simultaneously impress clients with my wealth of pharmacological knowledge while simultaneously using my free non-iPad-holding paw to shield myself from the fur-covered razorblade attacking me from the exam table. Kudos to you, Sir! Additionally, the iPad becomes a legitimate business expense and I am blessed by the IRS. Does life get any better, I ask you?

So, to sum things up: No more paying a monthly fee to a Veterinary Internet Network for access to a site which doesn't display properly on my iPad, now I have a copy of Plumb's on my unicorn-tear-powered tablet that I can access at any time.

Watch out, Sir Bites-A-Lot: In one hand I carry my iPad with Plumb's on my Kindle app, while I still have one free hand with which to defend myself. You have met your match. For that fact alone, Dr. Plumb's text gets five stars.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful

time consuming searchesJuly 7 2013

By
gwen marder
- Published on Amazon.com

Format: Kindle Edition
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Lack of an index makes finding a drug a multistep process. If i want to look up selegiine, I first have to go to my android menu and hit "go to". next I have to hit "Table of Contents". This takes me to "Contents Systemic Monographs". Then I have to page through from the drugs that start with "A" to the page that has drugs starting with "S". The I scroll through the "S" drugs to find selegiline.

The content, once you find the desired drug, is what you would expect in any addition of "Plumbs".

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

eBook version a literal waste of time.Nov. 20 2013

By
DVM in Oregon
- Published on Amazon.com

Format: Kindle Edition

Comparing this Kindle Ebook edition to the 2nd edition I have on my old Palm device, I can say that the Kindle eBook is a complete and utter waste of time and technology. As others have stated, searching for a particular drug monograph is an arduous and time consuming process. How about a simple A,B,C,D... index at the beginning of the table of contents (Like the old Palm edition had)? Instead the Kindle eBook forces you to search manually though each page of the substantial table of contents. There is no linked material within the monographs (unlike the old Palm edition), so if you want to find another related drug or one used for the same purpose referenced within a monograph, instead of just clicking on an active link to another monograph, you AGAIN return to the table of contents for yet another time consuming search. Within particular monographs of the Kindle version, you must scroll through it entirely to get to the dosages section, in contrast, the old Palm edition had highlighted links at the beginning of each individual monograph to the various sections within, such as doses.

Also: the images of various tables taken from the physical book are of such poor resolution as to be essentially unreadable at full size even on a 1080p full screen display. Very sloppy work.

Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook is an excellent reference that no DVM should be without. Just buy the physical book. The eBook for Kindle as it is presently is simply an embarrassment to the publishers and an insulting waste of a professional's time. Fix it and try again. Hint: use the old Palm editions as a model of how an electronic reference book SHOULD work.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

Must HaveDec 11 2012

By
DVM2012
- Published on Amazon.com

Format: Kindle Edition
Verified Purchase

This text is a must have for veterinary practice. Its got dosing for all species and up to date information. I use this with my VIN account and feel collectively that its exactly the reference I need to tackle all my drug dosing.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

great referenceMarch 19 2014

By
luavet2003
- Published on Amazon.com

Format: Paperback
Verified Purchase

great drug reference specially the pocket edition! I use it often.Just be careful with the references for drugs like metronidazole since the range varies greatly and higher doses could cause toxicity.